Do you ever feel like giving up on an idea? On a vision of the future? On a challenge that seems insurmountable?
And yet you don’t give up.
Something shows up that keeps you going,
Something that makes the struggle seem worthwhile and that makes walking away unthinkable.
Persistence is when your heart stays stubborn even when your mind and body are tired.
When others give in to comfort and convenience, to the pressure of peers, to fear of failure, you feel emboldened, encouraged and purposeful.
You see what needs to be done even though you don’t know how, and that vision calls you to stay the course and fight your demons.
And so, you walk on instead of walking away, prepared to weather the storms ahead and tread the path alone if you must.
That is when the Universe rewards your stubborn heart and shows you the way forward even though it may be tough, and you accept the challenge and keep going.
For it is those of you who keep dreaming, keep imagining and keep seeing a bigger, better future, you are the ones who will never give up.
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew.
To serve your turn long after they are gone.
And so, hold on when there is nothing in you.
Except the will which says to them “Hold on!”
– Rudyard Kipling –
Magic happens when you do not give up even though you want to.
The Universe always falls in love with a stubborn heart.
– J.M. Storm –
